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Phc Weight Loss Secret

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Stretch receptors:
Your stomach has stretch receptors. Your ability to feel satisfied from eating food depends on them. If you eat a smaller portion of food for a short period of time for all your meals, your stretch receptors shrink, and you get satisfied with that smaller amount of food. It's why people have difficulty eating after abdominal surgery... If they can't eat for a few days, stretch receptors shrink.
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Many people resolve to lose weight in the New Year for different reasons. For those who are overweight or obese, there are many health benefits to losing weight. It can help decrease your chances of developing diseases including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, and even certain types of cancer. Low-calorie diets combined with increased physical activity are thought to be most effective long term. The healthiest weight loss regimen, therefore, is one that consists of making lifestyle changes that incorporate a balanced diet and moderate physical activity.
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Lifestyle:
Study after study shows that short-term diets are not effective in maintaining weight loss. What you need is lifestyle changes and eat in a healthy way from now on. Fewer carbohydrates and fats along with increased reliance on vegetables will be very helpful. Activity is also important so a regular exercise program is recommended. Make healthy lifestyle changes and avoid the yo-yo dieting.
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Just be sensible.:
The real key to weight loss is to just watch the size of your portions at meals, eat healthy, and exercise regularly. There's no radical diet or exercise plan or pill that will magically give you meaningful and sustained weight loss. The ol' fashioned way is still be best way to lose weight for the long term. Two pounds per week is a prudent rate of loss.
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Eat less, exercise:
more.
Counting calories... but mainly seeing where you are messing up.
Might be helpful.
wt. x 10 is number of calories burned per day. 100-500 calories per hour additional with exercise, and 4000 calories in/out is one pound.
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It is like an addiction, and we tend to eat on the basis of triggers like boredom, anger, habit...
cannot say in your particular case.
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Try to clarify:
Unfortunately your question about abnormal weight loss is a bit vague. Try to we formulate your question with some more specifics, as I'm sure, plenty of doctors here would be happy to help.
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Weight Loss:
Maintain a plant based diet, exercise aerobically for 40 minutes in your target zone for at least 40 minutes 4 to 6 times a week, in addition do weight resistance 3 times a week. Consider consulting with an exercise physiologist. Best.
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Diet and Exercise:
The goal is to burn more calories than you consume. Watch your diet; eliminate junk food and don't over-eat. Consider liquids as well; soda, alcohol, etc. Contains lots of calories. Exercise multiple times a week. If you find an activity you really enjoy you'll be more likely to engage in that activity. Avoid fad diets that could prevent you from getting adequate nutrition. Make healthy choices!
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Losing Weight:
Here is the skinny:
1. Avoid fads. It is truly about calories and the foods you ingest and the amount of energy you burn during the day.
2. Eat more protein and less sugars.
3. Eat several small snacks per day instead of three big meals.
4. Moderate exercise is more valid for losing weight than extreme exercise. This means a heart rate of 115 to 130 bpm.
5. Be accountable to someone!
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Try not to get:
Caught up in the idea of weight loss foods. There are no foods that will radically lead to weight loss(in fact people have lost significant weight eating junk food, just very controlled/limited amounts.) Focus more on trying to make eating changes for the long run that will help with weight control/health: this means portion control and colorful veggies, fruits, lean proteins, healthy fats.
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Many people resolve to lose weight in the New Year for different reasons. For those who are overweight or obese, there are many health benefits to losing weight. It can help decrease your chances of developing diseases including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoarthritis, and even certain types of cancer. Low-calorie diets combined with increased physical activity are thought to be most effective long term. The healthiest weight loss regimen, therefore, is one that consists of making lifestyle changes that incorporate a balanced diet and moderate physical activity.
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